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College's computer donations praised
1 October 2010
IT charity Computer Aid international has expressed its gratitude to City College Brighton and Hove for the donation of over 300 PCs and monitors this year. This has enabled hundreds of school children in Kenya and Zambia to gain access to ICT for the first time. The equipment was professionally refurbished by Computer Aid to extend its life by a further three to four years for use in education, healthcare and e-inclusion projects across Africa.
Each PC refurbished by Computer Aid provides a school or university with up to 6,000 hours of ICT access and the opportunity to train up to 60 students to a vocational level of IT literacy. African students will learn skills such as word-processing, how to search for information online and how to send emails, enabling them to find better jobs in the future.
Computer Aid in Kenya
City College has been using Computer Aid's PC decommissioning service since 2007 and donated over 1,000 pieces of ICT equipment in total. The charity guarantees complete data destruction and compliance with all UK legislation, including the WEEE directive, Data Protection Act and Environment Act. In addition to helping African schools, PCs from the College are also being used by a non-governmental organisation called the Centre for Human Healthcare in Ghana and the Khakakho Women's Group in Kenya, among others.
Mark Howlin, Network Technician at City College, said:
'As an educational facility, we're committed to improving the prospects and careers of our students and donating to Computer Aid gives us the opportunity to extend learning opportunities to those less fortunate in the developing world.'
Anja ffrench, Director of Communications of Computer Aid, added:
'The reuse of unwanted ICT equipment should always be prioritised over recycling, as it is the most environmentally superior approach to handling unwanted ICT equipment. By donating to Computer Aid, organisations like City College can extend the life of functioning PCs and laptops and provide communities in developing countries with the ability to interact with modern information technologies and break the cycle of poverty.'
Computer Aid International is a leading non-profit provider of ICT for development, having professionally refurbished over 170,000 PCs for use in schools, hospitals and community projects in more than 100 countries such as Rwanda, Chile and Zambia.
For City College media enquiries, please contact Brian Bell, Marketing Communications Officer, on 01273 667788 Ext. 488 or email bb1@ccb.ac.uk website www.ccb.ac.uk
For Computer Aid media enquiries, please contact Alizia Walker or Louise Andrews at Wildfire PR on 020 8339 4420 or email: computeraid@wildfirepr.co.uk
To find out more about donating to Computer Aid International, contact the charity directly on 020 8361 5540, email enquiries@computeraid.org, or visit: www.computeraid.org. You can also follow Computer Aid on Twitter for regular updates on the charity's work.
About City College Brighton and Hove: Situated in the heart of Brighton, City College Brighton and Hove has become an international centre of vocational excellence. Every year 2,000 full-time, 10,000 part time, over 500 Higher Education and 250 14-16 year old students as well as many international and European students choose City College as their place of further and higher education training. In addition, the College provides training to over 2,000 businesses via its 'City Business Skills' department which focuses on employer training needs. Offering over 700 courses from basic level right through to business and postgraduate training, City College is working with its partners to develop the workforce of the future.
About Computer Aid International: Computer Aid International is a registered charity and the world's largest and most experienced not-for-profit supplier of professionally refurbished computers to developing countries. Since it was founded in 1998, Computer Aid has provided over 170,000 PCs to organisations in more than 100 developing countries. Based in London, Computer Aid International fully tests, professionally refurbishes, upgrades and ships high quality Pentium 4 computers donated by UK companies for reuse in schools and not-for-profit organisations overseas.
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